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horrific in Shelby county history), the execution was notable (only the second one in
Tennessee in 45 years), and the fact that there are still questions about his guilt or innocence is notable. The DNA evidence was never tested, and the Shelby County prosecutor's office still refuses to hand over the evidence for testing. Also, the crime was a major part of the book "Journey into Darkness" by John Douglas (former FBI profiler). This is a good article, and it will continue to evolve.
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There has been an enormous amount of news coverage regarding the crime and his execution. Unfortunately the only place on the web to get a good synopsis of the story is
Knowledge. Other websites, such as answer.com have the info, but they are only copying Wiki. The crime was notable (one of the most
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I was relying on the article statement that this was "one of the most horrific crimes in the history of Shelby County, Tennessee." (Shelby County is
Memphis, a major metro area), as well as having had the death sentence carried out. I'll go with the consensus on whether those are enough for
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Unsourced and - ahem - not entirely neutrally worded biography of a dead man. No indication that this is particularly notable compared to other similar dead men. Seems entirely generic to me.
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